Torture in Saudi Prisons: Inhuman and Degrading Treatment, a State Orchestrated Policy. On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, observed annually on June 26, SANAD Human Rights Organisation reaffirms that the Saudi authorities continue to engage in torture in all its forms against detainees inside prisons. SANAD urgently calls on the international community and all people of conscience around the world to pressure the Saudi government to end its systematic use of torture and its gross violations of human rights in prisons and detention centers. SANAD emphasizes that torture in the Kingdom is not the result of isolated misconduct, but rather a deliberate and institutionalized state policy. This policy specifically targets prisoners of conscience and human rights defenders and is implemented through the government’s security services and judicial system. Testimonies and reports documented by SANAD reveal that Saudi prisons have become horrific environments for physical and psychological